cranberry stained fingers

this is my 7th christmas in ny, but it is my 1st christmas with a tree.

roommate and i bought our 4 footer on saturday. today, with stained fingers, we hung the cranberry garland and topped the tree with a homemade felt star (inspired by annekata).

we even have a gift under the tree already. the talented steph hung, loyal customer of purl's and friend of mine, dropped off this beautifully wrapped package for me. cannot wait to see what she made. fingers crossed that it's knit.